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Com m unity Profiles
by Linda L. Thompson
Recently a young Black lady was
appointed Branch Manager o f the
P ortland-Airport U.S. Bank. It is be
cause o f this great accom plishm ent/
milestone that she was chosen as our
role model for this week.
A native o f San Francisco, C a lifo r
nia, M illie G lover came to P ortland
at a very young age She attended
St. Andrews, Vernon and St. Mary o f
the Valley Boarding School (2 years)
before co m p le tin g high school at
Adams.
Because M illie was not sure o f what
she wanted to choose as a career, she
attended Business School at Portland
Community College.
Her career w ith the U.S. Bank be
gan when IK as a com m ercial teller.
She transferred to the U nion Avenue
Branch and remained there fo r five
years. It was while at this branch that
M illie decided to make banking her
career and started m aking prepara
tions to excel.
U.S. Bank has a career development
program offered to employees. M illie
enrolled and completed this program
and immediately went into their next
level o f training, which was manage
ment. Soon a fte r this tra in in g was
completed. M illie was promoted to the
position o f Assistant Operation Man
ager and one year later to Operation
Officer. Ms. Glover continued to take
|ob-relaicd college courses and to work
toward her goal W ith persistence and
dedication. M illie reached her goal o f
being Branch Manager December I.
1984
When M illie is spending time with
her 13-year-old daughter, it is d ifficu lt
to determine who is the mother. This is
because o f her youthful appearance.
In her spare time she enjoys singing
and dancing. Ms. Glover has an air of
sophistication and a sense o f sincerity
that is easily observed. She has this to
say about being successful: "H ave de
termination. D on't let others deter you
KARL JOHNS
(Photo: Richard J. Brown)
Security firm new start
by Robert Lothian
Karl Johns likes to play golf. “ I ’ m
one o f the w orld’s worst golfers, but I
love it,” said the 36-year-old owner o f
Magnum Protective Services and vice-
president o f the Leisure H o u r G o lf
Ctsb.
Johns started his security business
in October. I t ’ s one o f six businesses
getting started under the umbrella o f
the PCC Cascade business incubator
program.
His ten employees w o rk as u n i
form ed security guards fo r stores,
malls, hotels, banks, even parties and
other special events. A lthough just a
few months old, Magnum has become
the firs t recipient o f a P ortland De
velopment Commission minority busi
ness loan. A n d business was “ very,
very active” during the holiday period,
he said. "A s far as the future is con
cerned,” said Johns, " I wish it could
stay like Christmas.”
Johns has been so busy that he has
had to cut back on his g o lf game. “ I
had one foot in the car on my way to a
g o lf tournament in Seattle when my
pager went o f f , ” he said. He had to
scrub the g o lf trip and take care o f
business.
“ Starting a business is rough. You
have to sacrifice a lot. That’ s the cost
I have to pay and I ’ m going to pay it.
I t ’ ll a ll be fu n n y later on dow n the
road.”
Johns was born in A u s tin , Texas
and spent part o f his youth in P o rt
land, where his parents and sister also
live. He spent 13 years in the U.S.
A rm y , w ith one year in Viet Nam.
Leaving the Arm y in 1980, he entered
the PCC criminal justice program and
took the first jo b he was offered, as a
security guard. Then, for two years he
went to school and worked full time.
“ I was averaging 3 - 4 hours o f sleep
a n ig h t, but it was w o rth i t , ” said
Johns. " I f you want something bad
enough, that's the price you have to
pay."
Johns said the mismanagement he
experienced w o rkin g as a security
guard caused him to think o f ways to
run a business more efficiently, and the
Firehouse
Theater
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The center also has activities fo r
ch ild re n , the IF C C student theatre
group w ill be to u rin g the c ity soon
with their production o f “ Winnie the
P o o h .” In a d d itio n , a fte r school
and weekend classes offered at IFCC
cover drama and dance — mime, d i
recting, theater m ake-up, and be
g in n in g dance and breakdancing
taught by Bobby F outher o f the
H e rre rro Dancers. The classes are
inexpensive and by taking one, a child
can graduate to p a rticip a tio n in the
student acting company, said Busby.
Il has taken a while fo r the classes
to c a tc h on, she said. " T h e im m e
diate community is not used to having
a p e rfo rm in g arts center rig h t next
d o o r. Parents d o n ’ t know yet that
hy letting their kids take part in one
ol our classes they are offering them
the opportunity o f a lifetim e.”
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idea fo r M agnum P rotective Serv
ices began to germinate. Now, in less
than three m onths, business has
reached the point where all o f his ten
full and part-time employees are kept
busy. He anticipated new contracts
with the new year, and he is setting his
sights on operating a fu ll line security
agency, with guard dogs and armoured
cars.
Johns said that he and his em
ployees have so fa r been lucky in a
field that can be dangerous. They have
experienced only one potentially life-
threatening situation: a man w ith a
gun was disarmed by one o f Johns'
employees, without incident or injury.
“ We have never had to revert to any
weapons o f o u r o w n ,” said Johns.
"The very last act we are authorized to
do is use a weapon.” Each employee's
training involves learning how to read
people and situations. “ I t ’ s all in the
way you deal w ith people,” he said.
“ W ith the rig h t approach you can
handle almost any situation."
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MILLIE GLOVER
from your goal (inter or intra-office),
(iet as much education and knowledge
as you possibly can in your chosen
field. Even when you complete a given
segment, co ntinue to lake classes.
Knowledge is a never-ending process.
Start young preparing yourself fo r a
career choice.
“ Get involved in extra-curricular ac
tivities. D o n 't become lazy. Have an
open mind and be flexible. A positive
mind is a must. This w ill sustain you
when you reach problem areas. Things
w ill not always go your way. I have
seen a negative attitude destroy many
p o te n tia lly good careers and many
intelligent and capable persons."
M illie smiled and stated, “ D o n ’ t
ever forget where you came from and
those people who gave you support
and help in reaching your goal. T ry
hard lo do the same fo r someone
else."
M illie is one of those young ladies
who w ill eventually be listed in MTin’s
Whom America.
U n til next tune, remember: I ove
will sometimes be tested, but true love
will endure.
In parts of Indonesia, people once avoided making
loud noises in the rice fields, lest it frighten the rice
plants.
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The average life expectancy in 1900 was only 47 in
the U.S. Today it is over 70.
An adult African elephant needs 300 to 400 pounds
of fodder a day.
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